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Amend CSHB 2143 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 5-6 and substitute the following:
SECTION 1. Section 504.019, Labor Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(2) On page 1, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
(c) For purposes of this subtitle, the date of injury for post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by a first responder is the date on which the first responder first knew or should have known that the disorder may be related to the first responder's employment.